Where was The Britannia?
The Britannia was at 281 Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 7QP. In recent years it's been cafes, such as Eritrea Cafe and the Aston Cafe.
In brief
A public house built from 1898 to 1900 by Wood & Kendrick for Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. The Britannia is a Grade II listed building, but not been a pub for years. Has been used as cafes or shisha lounges in recent years.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (December 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Britannia - History
A pub built on the Lichfield Road in Aston, opposite Grosvenor Road, and near Aston Station, it was built from 1898 to 1900 by Wood & Kendrick for Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, with red brick and buff terracotta and brown glazed bricks on the ground floor.
It was built on the site of a previous pub known as the Aston Hall Tavern, which was built in 1867, but in 1872 changed it's name to the Britannia.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (January 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
The exterior was built in the Eclectic Jacobean Renaissance style. There is a faded ghost sign on the side of the building.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (December 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Britannia has not operated as a public house for a very long time. By 2010 it had been turned into Britannia Miehfil Shisha. By 2015 it had become Eritrea Café. After this it was the Aston Café from 2017 until at least 2022.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (December 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
On the Lichfield Road, The Britannia was near the no 65 and 67 bus routes, as well as near Aston Station, with rail links to Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield and Walsall.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (December 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
On the roof at the front of the building is a sculpture of Britannia, holding a Union Jack shield and pitchfork.
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The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (December 2016). Photography by Elliott Brown
As of January 2023, The Britannia appears to be vacant again, but it's not a cafe right now.
The Britannia - Lichfield Road, Aston (January 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown